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We're Black and Blue All Over: Why is the NFL considering a reorganization of its offseason schedule, as reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter? Naturally, to avoid the kind of quiet period that leaves players, teams and media members fighting over whet...

CHICAGO -- If all goes according to plan, Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould is expected to receive medical clearance to officially resume kicking duties by this Thursday, marking the first-time the veteran has been full-go since he got placed on inju...

A look at key players for each NFC North team who are coming back from injuries: Chicago Bears: Place-kicker Robbie Gould needed offseason surgery after rupturing a semitendinosus tendon in Week 15 and still hadn't been cleared to kick 13 weeks la...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall ran routes this week for the first time since he underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his hip in January. Marshall told ESPN Chicago's "Waddle and Silvy Show" on Wednesday that he was "sur...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning and welcome to Draft Week '13. We'll post as much draft material as bloggerly possible over the next six days, but I wanted to start with an important revelation about a current Chicago Bears player. ...

CHICAGO - Thirteen weeks removed from surgery to repair a ruptured semitendinosus tendon in his left leg that sidelined him for the final three games of 2012, Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould welcomes the competition created on Friday when the Bears...

ESPNChicago.com continues its Bears draft preview series with a look at the kickers. The Chicago Bears have grown accustomed to having one of the best groups of kicking specialists in the league. 2013 figures to be no different. Former All...

As the offensive players broke for individual drills Tuesday at the Walter Payton Center on Day 1 of voluntary minicamp, Devin Hester stood on the sideline swinging his helmet alongside long snapper Pat Mannelly, kicker Robbie Gould and punter Adam P...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears' injury report consisted of just two names on the club's first day of voluntary minicamp: wide receiver Brandon Marshall (hip) and kicker Robbie Gould (calf). Marshall underwent minor hip surgery following t...

BOSTON -- Good morning, NFC West. I'm actually in AFC East country through the weekend for a sports conference. Not just any sports conference. It's the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, where a placard to my immediate left carries a h...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- It has not been a banner week for the Chicago Bears' special teams. In the wake of having three core players placed on injured reserve following a Week 14 loss to the Minnesota Vikings -- kicker Robbie Gould (calf/hamstring)...

A bit later Tuesday, we'll take a look at the big-picture implications of Sunday's matchup at Soldier Field. In the meantime, however, let's note that the Chicago Bears won't have three of their top special-teams players when they host the Green Bay ...

The Chicago Bears placed kicker Robbie Gould on injured reserve with a calf injury and replaced him with 16-year veteran Olindo Mare on Tuesday. Read the entire story....

The Chicago Bears placed kicker Robbie Gould on injured reserve with a calf injury and replaced him with 16-year veteran Olindo Mare on Tuesday.

After the Chicago Bears' 21-14 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, here are three issues that merit further examination: Quarterback Jay Cutler said during his ESPN 1000 radio show that his stiff neck shouldn't keep him out of next Sunday's game again...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A step into the Chicago Bears' locker room Sunday afternoon was like opening a door into a blizzard. The people inside spoke in hushed tones, steeling themselves from elements that had been pounding them for hours. They looked wind-wor...